Looking to gain that ‘edge’ during your next weekend ride? Want to move to the head of the pack during your next competition? Then look no further than your neighbor’s vegetable garden because beetroots have been showing some impressive results as a sports nutrition powerhouse! A June 2011 clinical trial of 9 club level male cyclists in the United Kingdom, half were given 2 cups (500ml) of beetroot juice two and half hours before a 4km and 16km time trial. The results were impressive! The cyclists who consumed the beetroot juice gained a whopping 2.8% and 2.7% increased in power output at the same VO2 output. That translates into more miles and crucial minutes off your time trial. Beetroots are also a great source of potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C, as well as being used as a liver tonic in Chinese Medicine to cleanse the liver. Get to your local juice bar and leave your training partners in the dust on your next sprint!

Dr. Marc Bubbs

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Dr. Marc Bubbs ND, MS(c), CISSN, CSCS is a Naturopathic Doctor, Speaker, Director of Nutrition for the Canadian Men's National Basketball Team and former Strength Coach. Dr. Bubbs is the author of The Paleo Project: The 21st Century Guide to Looking Leaner, Getting Stronger, and Living Longerand a regular contributor to Re-Find Health, Breaking Muscle,PaleoDiet.com anda nutrition advisory board member forStrong Magazine. Dr. Bubbs regularly presents at health, fitness and medical conferences across Canada, USA, UK and Europe and has consulted with professional sports teams in the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB.